Plans have been lodged to create an all-year round service, reports the Liverpool Echo. A rough sleeping hub in the heart of Liverpool city centre is to become a permanent fixture for those facing a night on the streets. Since January 2024, in partnership with Liverpool Council, the Whitechapel Centre has operated a night assessment […]
Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisis, reports the Guardian. The growing number of young people not in work or education is driving more into unstable housing or homelessness, charities have said. A government-commissioned review into the crisis facing young people in the UK said there […]
The government’s landmark Social Housing Bill is returning to Parliament for its Second Reading, reports Gov.uk. Domestic abusers will be evicted from social homes and victims will be able to stay safely in their communities, under a new landmark Social Housing Bill returning to Parliament for its Second Reading today (Monday 1 June). Under new […]
Liverpool Echo Special Report: As batches of highly potent and hugely dangerous synthetic opiates circulate in the region, those trapped in addiction on the streets are staring death in the face each time they use. “It was like the exorcist, my body was rejecting everything. Then I woke up in the hospital.” These are the […]
Rising rent costs are pushing more people into rough sleeping and the new Renters Rights’ Act needed to go further to support those in hardship, reports the BBC. The act came into force on 1 May and banned no-fault evictions, ended fixed-term tenancies and introduced new rules to stop bidding wars meaning renters cannot be […]
Special report: As batches of highly potent and hugely dangerous synthetic opiates circulate in the region, those trapped in addiction on the streets are staring death in the face each time they use repots the Liverpool Echo. “It was like the exorcist, my body was rejecting everything. Then I woke up in the hospital.” These […]
LBC previously highlighted warnings that the loss London’s only homeless detox clinic in March would “undoubtedly” lead to a loss of lives and increased pressure on A&E departments. On Thursday – less than an hour before Mr Streeting resigned from the Government and called for Sir Keir Starmer to step down – a government spokesperson […]
Some Neighbourhood Policing teams in the North East are carrying emergency shelters, known as Sleep Pods, to help the homeless, reports the BBC. Durham Constabulary has been given 100 Sleep Pods to provide temporary shelter to people sleeping rough and helping protect them from the elements. Officers can distribute the pods to vulnerable people they […]
For people experiencing homelessness, accessing substance use treatment is rarely straightforward, writes Chris Annison at Phoenix Futures. Fragmented systems, strict criteria and the limitations of borough-based boundaries often leave people excluded before they have even had a chance to engage. At Phoenix Futures, our Regional Homeless Engagement with Substance Use Treatment (RhEST) service works to […]
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has previously called for ‘change’ in the Labour party. What does he want that change to look like? The Big Issue speculates. Andy Burnham might have found a new route to parliament after Makerfield MP Josh Simons resigned to give the Greater Manchester mayor the opportunity to challenge Keir […]
